Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [vb pp] [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | That it is for the common benefit of all States is demonstrated by its application to straits used for international navigation . |
| 2 | One hundred years on , the life of the Waverley is captured in its people through a photo study by . |
| 3 | East Anglia is noted for its imaginative village signs . |
| 4 | Every Bewick Swan is identified by its characteristic bill markings . |
| 5 | South Korea is known for its ship building . |
| 6 | THE LLANGOLLEN Railway , North Wales ' only standard gauge preserved line and arguably the most scenically attractive line outside Scotland is set for its best ever summer of operation . |
| 7 | The Green Eyed Rasbora is distinguished by its shining , bright green eyes , but in the picture this fails to come through . |
| 8 | And conservatively ruled Jamaica is teamed with its ideological foe , the leftist government of Grenada . |
| 9 | The newly-discovered destination of Thailand is stamped with its own distinct character : the charming mountain villages in the north differ widely from the popular beach resorts and idyllic islands in the south or the fascinating historic capital of Bangkok . |
| 10 | The charming market town of Southwell is dominated by its splendid Norman Minster . |
| 11 | Rome is distinguished by the statue on the Capitoline Hill of Marcus Aurelius ; New York , even the United States , is symbolised by the Statue of Liberty ; Copenhagen is remembered for its mermaid . |
| 12 | Yet even I can not raise these ruins higher or make whole these broken walls — not until Undry is restored in its old power ! |
| 13 | Until that happens , the UK is hindered in its support for international initiatives to encourage abolition in other countries . |
| 14 | The Gulma is set in its own garden with lawns and a sun terrace at the rear . |
| 15 | Peg is convicted of its theft and transported . |
| 16 | Egypt is blessed by its wind . |
| 17 | The line on Mercury is fixed to its surface at the equator . |
| 18 | Britain 's love of FPTP is criticised beyond its borders , because , except in Northern Ireland , it elects members to the European Parliament by this system . |
| 19 | Not surprisingly , the elevated status of soccer in Italy is reflected in its often spectacular fan culture . |
| 20 | Muelle Deportivo is protected by its own breakwater and is located in the southern extremity of the main harbour . |
| 21 | But now California is poised for its first execution in 23 years . |
| 22 | Innocent 's attitude towards Frederick is seen at its most raw in the Deliberatio of 1200 . |
| 23 | The line on Venus is fixed to its surface at the equator . |
| 24 | Fromkin ( 1973 ) gives the example of a speaker erroneously producing fran sanisko for San Francisco , in which the final segment of Francisco is produced in its correct position but the preceding segment is not . |
| 25 | ( b ) The insistence that classes must be defined by their ro∘le in structure ; the class NG is defined by its ro∘le as subject and complement of a clause : likewise the class VG by its ro∘le as predicator . |
| 26 | Edinburgh is served by its own airport ; a railway station on the UK East Coast main line ; and by an extensive network of roads . |
| 27 | The academic excellence of the University of London is based on its federation and on the diversity of the medical schools and other university institutions . |
| 28 | India is noted for its high quality interpretations of traditional Persian and Anatolian compositions ; and Pakistan produces some similar items , in addition to those in its more distinctive Mori Bokhara range . |
| 29 | Nintendo Co does plan to use satellites for delivery of computer games : the company says it plans to broadcast a game via satellite in Japan , and owners of its game computers that buy a decoder and adaptor — for about $85 — will be able to pick the thing up ; Nintendo also plans a national competition for high scorers in satellite games ; meantime Nintendo of America is poised for its largest launch of a video game ever this week in a bid to best Sega Enterprises Ltd — it plans to spend up to $15m in a month-long promotion of Star Fox , a science fiction action game inspired by Star Trek and Star Wars that uses its new Super FX technology , which includes a RISC embedded in the $60 games cartridge ; it claims to have 1m advance orders for it . |